Scasny said the amount of home devices that now connect to the internet is staggering.

“Your toaster, your refrigerator you know all these things you can plug into the internet now they're all collecting data,” Scasny said.

Devices that might be vulnerable

Smart TV’s

Home assistance devices (Amazon Echo, Google Home, etc.)

Security cameras (that connect to wifi)

Smart phones

Laptop cameras

Baby monitors

Scasny said when you put devices online, you’re vulnerable in two different ways.

First, criminals can hack your device to steal personal information or to try and spy on you. Home security cameras and baby monitors sometimes have security flaws that make them accessible to the public.

“That's the thing about how dangerous that is if someone gets access to your security cameras," said Scasny. "They can see what's going on at [your] place."

The second way you’re vulnerable is from the companies who manufacture the devices you buy.

The Federal Trade Commission recently reached a settlement with the TV manufacturer Vizio for taking customers’ information without their knowledge.

In a press release, the FTC said, "On a second-by-second basis, Vizio collected a selection of pixels on the screen that it matched to a database of TV, movie, and commercial content. What’s more, Vizio identified viewing data from cable or broadband service providers, set-top boxes, streaming devices, DVD players, and over-the-air broadcasts. Add it all up and Vizio captured as many as 100 billion data points each day from millions of TVs."

It’s why some people choose not to connect their smart TV’s to the internet; even those who fix TVs like Bernie Crews of Metro Electronics.

“The problem with the TVs, the Siris, and all that stuff is," Crews stated. "We're signing our rights away right up front to use the device."

"All you got to do is read 9,000 pages, and you'll know," Crews said referring the licensing agreements for these devices.

Scasny said it’s important to read those agreements, so you know what privacy and info you’re giving up.

“They’re banking on the fact that you're not going to read the user licensing agreement,” Scasny said.

He suggests to protect yourself from hackers and criminals you should practice “good tech hygiene.” That means updating old passwords and resetting the default settings on your devices like routers and security cameras.

“You have to find out where that line is for you as an individual for privacy versus convenience,” Scasny said.

2018-03-17T20:57:05Z2018-03-17T20:57:04ZJailhouse video reveals California sheriff’s deputies watching and sometimes laughing as a schizophrenic man who had been strapped naked to a chair for 46 hours writhes on the floor of his cell, loses consciousness and eventually dies.